Methods and systems are disclosed for controlling user creation of data resources on a software platform for storing and executing data resources for multiple users. The methods and systems may be performed using one or more processors or special-purpose computing hardware and may comprise receiving from a user a user request to create a data resource on the software platform, the user request comprising, or identifying, a specification indicative of the data resource and a user identifier associated with said user. A further operation may comprise performing verification of said user using the user identifier to determine if said user is permitted to create or modify the data resource indicated in the specification in accordance with a predetermined set of permissions. A further operation may comprise, responsive to verifying said user in accordance with the predetermined set of permissions, creating a version the data resource indicated in accordance with the specification for deployment on the software platform for subsequent access or execution by said user.